Rifle stock cartridge case



July 29, 1952 c. TERRY RIFLE STOCK CARTRIDGE CASE Filed Oct. 1 1951INVENTOR CLARENCE TERRY ATTORNEY Patented July 29, 1952 UNITEDSTATESPATENT OFFICE RIFLE STOCK CARTRIDGE CASE 7 Clarence Terry, UnitedStates Air Force Application October 1, 1951, Serial No. 249,075:

1 Claim. ((31. 2244.5)

This invention relates to a rifle stock cartridge case and has for anobject to provide a readily attachable and detachable cartridge casearranged to be readily mounted on or removed from the stock of a rifle,particularly a sports-. mans or hunters rifle, although of courseequally applicable to any type of rifle stock.

A further objectof this invention is to provide a readily attachable andremovable rifle stock cartridge case which would be very useful to thehunter or sportsman for easily carrying extra cartridges and other itemsin a very handy position in the field.

A further object of this invention is to provide 'a'rifle stockcartridge case which also has means for carrying other accessories thatare useful while hunting, including particularly a first aid tube'and aflexible wire for cleaning the bore of the rifle, particularly usefulwhen the muzzle of a rifle has been accidentally plunged into snow ormud as sometimes happens while hunting in the field or in the woods.

A further object of this invention is to provide a rifle stock cartridgecase which may be readily attached to stock of a rifle so that av supplyof cartridges may be kept handy to the rifle at all times Without thenecessity of keeping the-rifle loaded.- This is particularly useful onranches where a rifle must be kept-handy to protect the livestock frompredatory animals, thus enabling the rancher to grasp his rifle and havea cartridge handy for easy loading, while at the same time avoiding thedangerous disadvantage of keeping the rifle loaded at all times. Yetwhen desired, the cartridge case can be quickly unbuckled and removedfrom the rifle stock as in the case when there are children in thehousehold where the rifle is normally stored.

A further object of this invention is to provide a rifle stock cartridgecase that may be quickly and readily attached to or removed from a riflestock, and when so attached to the rifle stock, is normally supported onthe right hand side of the rifle stock for use by a person who isright-handed, thus leaving the left hand side of the rifle stocksubstantially unobstructed whereby it will not interfere in theslightest with the handling or aiming of the rifle, yet is in a handyposition for removing cartridges from the case and loading the rifle asneeded. Obviously for use by a left-handed person, the case andfastening means may be arranged to fasten to the left side of the riflestock within the principles of this invention.

With the foregoing and other objects in view,

2| extending 'ju'st abovet'he open end 22 of the this inventioncomprises the combination, construction and arrangement of partshereinafter set forth, claimed and disclosed in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a rifle stock to which the cartridge case: ofthis invention .has been attached. r

Fig. 2 is a planview of the opposite side of Fig. 3 is a partly brokenaway. plan View of the opened cartridge case of this invention, and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

There is shown at III the cartridge case of this inventiondetachably'mountedpn one face H of a rifle stock l2. The cartridge casel0 consists of an open pouch it having a closure flap l5 integrallyextending upward from the rear face It of the pouch l4, Mountedhorizontally in the open pouch M are a plurality of cartridge or tubularmember receiving loops Hi'having an opening appropriate to the object tobe received and supported therein. As shown, all of the loops 18 are ofa size to receive and support cartridges 20 inserted therethrough withtheir upper ends front face 23 of the pouch 14. One of the loops as at24 is of a somewhat larger diameter than theremaining loops and'isintended to receive and support a somewhatlargertubularmember 25 whichmay contain first aid materials such as a 'cutting'blade,adhesive'bandages and patches, a vial of antiseptic fluid or the like.

Secured on the inner face of the closure flap I5 is a patch type pocket26 having an open edge 21 at its top somewhat smaller than the bottomedge thereof. This pocket 26 is particularly intended for receiving andholding a flexible rifle bore cleaning wire coiled therein and itremains in position due to the fact that the open side 21 is smallerthan the bottom whereby the opposite sides diverge away from the openside and thus secure the coiled wire therein.

Fastening means for securing the pouch I4 to the face I l of the stockI2 includes a pair of vertical straps 30 secured to the back face of thepouch I4 and extending vertically upward along the face i l of the riflestock i2 over the top thereof down about the opposite face 3| under thelower edge and provided with fastening buckle means 32 to cooperate withthe lower edges of the straps 30 below the pouch It so as to leave the 3strap 33 is secured across vertically extending straps 30 at the backface of the pouch I4 and extends around the rear edge 34 of the riflestock l2 as at 35 and then along the opposite face 3| of rifle stock l2where it is fastened to the downwardly extending portions of thevertical strap 30 as at 36. The horizontal strap 33 thus provides a loopand serves to properly position the fastening, straps and the pouch onthat face of the rifle stockiwhich is opposite the aiming face or sideof the rifle stock and leaves the aiming side of the rifle stocksubstantially free of any against the face ll of the rifle stock [2 withthe loop portion 35 of horizontal strap 33 passing;

about the rear edge 34 of the rifle stock, whereof this invention, whatis claimed is:.

' A readily attachable rifle stock cartridge case 7 comprising asubstantially flat pouch arranged to lie along one face of a riflestock, said pouch having a, closure flap provided with fastening means,a plurality of cartridge or tube receiving "loops secured in said pouchbetween the front andrear sides thereof for supporting cartridges ortubes in vertical position therein for ready upon the vertical straps 30are brought up under the bottom edge of the rifle stock and the buckles32 are fastened holding the cartridge case in position mounted on therifle stock. The closure flap l5 may be held in closed position by c0-operating snap fasteners 31 located on the closure flap l5 and the frontface 23 of the pouch I 4, thus protecting the cartridges 2| or otherobjects in the cartridge case both against accidental loss or damage.When needed, the flap [5 is easily unfastened and raised and thecartridges or other contentsof the cartridge case may be readily removedtherefrom as needed. As will be apparent from the foregoing description,it is an important feature of this invention that the cartridge case bya unitary device is readily attachable to or removable from a riflestock, and that-it doesnot necessitate any modification whatsoever ofthe rifle stock, thus making it readily attachable to any existing riflestock. It is thus a decided improvement over the cartridge supportsshown in U. S. Patents Nos. 143,415; 173,543; 394,376; and 1,693,289,each of which necessitates a special modification of the rifle stock inorder to support the cartridge container thereon or therein which ofcourse would have to be made by a skilled workman and wherein thecartridge container cannot be removed therefrom and attached to anotherrifle stock unless the other rifle stock has been similarly adapted. Inthis invention, the rifle stock car,- tridge case is readily attachableto or removable fromany rifle stock of the conventional type without anymodification thereof whatsoever,

' removal from the opened top thereof, and means for readily anddetachably securing said pouch to a rifle stock comprising a pair ofvertically extending fastening straps secured to the back of said pouchof a length to extend over the top edge, down the opposite face of therifle stock and under the bottom edge, cooperating buckle means on eachfastening strap closely adjacent said pouch, and a horizontallyextending strap having one end secured to said pair of vertical strapsadjacent the back face of said pouch and having its other end loopedabout and secured to the downwardly extending portions of said verticalstraps, the looped portion of said horizontal strap cooperating with therear'edge of the rifle stock in positioning the cartridge case thereonand providing a substantially unobstructed opposite face on the'riflestock;

CLARENCE TERRY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 394,376" Kelton Dec. 11, 18881,187,733 Herlevi June 20, 1916 1,781,816 Jovino Nov. 18, 1930 1,857,715Falvo May 10, 1932 2,352,473 Cortese June 27, 1944

